We may be tempted to think our prideful words don’t matter much. But if you think your prideful words don’t matter, I’m afraid for you. They should matter to you, omdat ze belangrijk voor God, and He’s the One you have to answer to. We won’t finally answer to our parents, of onze vrienden, of onze voorgangers, maar om God.

That just sounds like she’s being mean. How is it talking proudly? Well it seems like Peninnah was using this as a way to assert herself over Hannah. It seems like she was assuming that somehow her bearing of children made her better than Hannah, wat niet waar was. Scripture clearly says that children are a gift from the Lord. Peninnah was talking proudly, en ze zou moeten verantwoorden aan God voor haar.

Manieren We Talk Proudly

Of we erkennen of niet, we all talk proudly and speak with arrogance in a variety of ways:

3. Or sometimes even when we say good things. Maybe it’s a testimony on a Sunday night. It could be a gripping story about God’s work in a friend’s life, but your motives could be your glory instead of God’s. Or letting someone know you’ve been praying for them. Or teaching a Sunday School class. Even good things can be proud speech if your goal is exalting yourself.

Uw woorden God te erkennen, maar hoe zit het met je hart? Other people may not be able to tell the difference, but Hannah reminds us that the Lord is a God who knows. En als we onze woorden gebruiken om onszelf te verheffen, we zullen moeten beantwoorden aan Hem ervoor.

Als slechts één van die laatste twee zinnen waar was, it would change a lot. If God knew, maar was niet de rechter, or if God was the judge but didn’t know. But the perfectly just Judge is also the all-knowing God. Niet alleen zal God uit te vinden, Hij luistert. God is at all times tuned in to every conversation that’s happening. Almost like He has an infinite amount of security cameras placed in every square foot of the earth. Hij weet. En als we aanvallen Zijn heerlijkheid met trots speech, Hij zal weten.

So pride is wrong. All of us have some pride in our hearts that we must fight. Als je denkt in je hart dat je verdient glorie, that itself is a sin. But prideful speech is taking it to another level. How could we, als zondig mens, hebben het lef, niet alleen te denken dat we waardig Gods heerlijkheid, maar om daadwerkelijk te presenteren het op die manier aan anderen? To try to convince others to give us the glory that belongs to God alone. Talking proudly is like not only robbing someone, maar vertel iedereen erover en hen aan te moedigen om hetzelfde te doen.

Als we niet in Christus, onze trotse woorden, will be yet another reason for God to punish us. Our evil deeds will continue to help the overwhelming case against us. If you’re not in Christ, there is nothing more terrifying than an all-knowing Judge. So if you’re here tonight and you don’t Jesus, neem Hem kennen. Afkeren van je zonde, and throw yourself on His mercy. He was incredibly humble—humble enough to die so that sinners like you and me can live. Hij stond op uit het graf in alle kracht, en roept de mensen om Hem te volgen. We willen graag om u meer over die nadien praten.

Maar als christenen, Wat betekent het voor onze daden te wegen? Every believer in this room will have to answer to God for every proud word they speak, but our judgment will be different. Christ has already taken our sins on the cross. But this warning should still impact the way we live. Toen we voor God staan, our deeds will either testify to the fact that we’ve trusted in Christ or that we were too proud to trust in Christ alone.

dear lord,our rejoice in for you alone deserve all the glory.help us lord to rejoice in you always and not to rob you of your glory and may we all be humbled before. Forgive us for hurting you and people when we speak with pride. Please dear help to be more conscience with the things we say…Amen

So nourishing! Dank je! I love this: “Talking proudly is when you don’t acknowledge God as the One who’s sovereign and deserving of glory, in je hart of de woorden zelf. En als we dat doen, we nemen glorie die God toebehoort” and this:”Toen we voor God staan, our deeds will either testify to the fact that we’ve trusted in Christ or that we were too proud to trust in Christ alone.”

This was a wonderful read. Even in our humility, we need to be careful that we are not doing to make men see that we are humble, which in itself is prideful.It explains why the Greek philosophers did not believe that humility was a virtue because many can fake it.Thanks for sharing.

I don’t mean to throw Trip under the bus or have any intention in starting a debate online. I only ask for clarification. I am a recent graduate looking for a job. How do we not speak proudly in a job interview where we have to in some way be comfortable about explaining the good achievements to possible employers?

Hey JasonYou’re not throwing me under the bus bro! I think that’s a great question. As I said above, proud speech is when you use your words to exalt yourself. It’s when you refuse to acknowledge God as Sovereign and deserving of the glory.

You can explain your achievements and convince someone you’d do a good job without robbing God of His glory (after all, our devotion to Him should lead us to work with excellence). You don’t have to say “to God be the glory” after every sentence, but you should do it all with a humble posture recognizing God as the giver of all good gifts. There’s a big difference between humbly pointing to your competence or arrogantly boasting. Make sense?

How, in a culture that frowns upon Christian values being expressed, are we suppose to get, and hold an honest paying job, without our pride getting the best of us? I’m also not trying to throw you under the bus and find faults, but as a teenager who wants desperately to live an “unashamed lifestyle” and spread the gospel in everything they do, I also need a job. I think the problem is not being able to express our self at a workplace without the fear of being fired.

Jason,Like he said, speaking proudly isn’t just stating facts. It’s seeking to exalt yourself instead of God. You can convince someone you’d do a good job, without robbing God of the glory he deserves for your skill and excellent work

I am having a hard time with this quote: “Als je denkt in je hart dat je verdient glorie, that itself is a sin.” When I do something excellently, I desire a pat on the back, a word of encouragement, or some indication that my work is received as excellent. We praise athletes and sports teams tirelessly, and our entire world operates on awards and platforms that honor excellence. So how do I practically ‘deaden’ this desire of mine when, honestly, I don’t want to? I guess just by, in our hearts, acknowledging that our excellence and the work of our hands comes from Him, and attributing all accolades we receive to Him.

I just want to take this opportunity to thank you (trip Lee) for letting God use you to glorify him. Me and my wife really enjoy your music. Our favorite song of course is “Good Thing”. I read that you discontinued making music to further pursue your ministry, is this true? We need more rappers like you bro.

Trip I agree with most of everything you mentioned in this blog regarding the value of our words except the statement you made that “God gives and takes away and he distributes and withholds”. God is 100% good! There is not an ounce of bad in him to try to do harm or take anything away from us. Satan steals (takes/withholds), kills, and destroys. We as believers (or non-believers) do it to ourselves by disobeying (or being ignorant of) the spiritual standard God has already set on the earth. God hates pride primarily because it causes a blockage to receive the full goodness he so dearly wants us to have which can give Satan (and his forces) legal right to come in and capitalize on our prideful ways. This is not hate speech or trying to talk down to you but an open dialogue which I believe is the benefit of a blog.

Hey JBThanks for reading! And for your encouraging words. I agree with you that God is 100% good. There’s no doubt about that. But that doesn’t mean He doesn’t take away. What about Job 1:21? Some of what I said above was an exact quotation from that verse. “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”

So God does take away, and He’s still good. The beautiful thing is, God uses even bad things for good in the lives of His people. Romans 8:28 is a good example of this. I may write a whole post on this so I can make it more clear. Thanks again for reading!

Jesse,As Trip mentioned, God knows all. Whether you give God glory out loud or take credit for your accomplishments out loud, God knows who your heart is giving glory to. Speaking to God’s glory aloud can also be pride speech if your heart is not truly giving glory to God. When we constantly speak of God’s glory around nonbelievers, we are like Peninnah and the nonbelievers are like Hannah. As Christians we have a tendency to feel threatened when we cannot openly praise God. Among nonbelievers we are like Penenniah with a spiritual blessing instead of children and the nonbelievers are Hannah that are left without such blessings as Hannah was without children. What we feel is praise to God, is actually boasting of our blessings. We must be ready to give praise to God at all times but we must not forget about the lost souls who choose not be with Him. You can take recognition of your accomplishments and even take responsibility without taking glory away from God. You received those blessings because you chose to walk His path. Give God glory in your heart, gedachten, and prayers. Your words are just that, words. Never lie either. If an interviewer were to ask how you’ve done the things you’ve done, use the word faith. Faith is your choice, by your choice God has chosen to bless you, by giving glory to god for those blessings He will continue to do so. On another note, if you are struggling to find work try to reach out to God even more.

This is a message I definitely needed to hear. I find myself battling with self-righteousness even on Facebook posts that are about God. I guess I need to look deep into my motives for everything I do. My brothers and sisters in Christ, if y’all would, pray for me!

thanks so much for sharing your messages. i’m 14 and my family doesn’t go to church so i really need this and other Christian resources and stuff to help me figure out what’s what about faith if that makes any sense so thank you for sharing its really helpful and encouraging.

Dig that Trip. Appreciate the feedback bro but unfortunately we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one. Lol.. There is a verse in Job that states “God gives and he takes away” but it was the words of Job not God. Job was righteous and blameless in the sight of the Lord but the moment he spoke those words it came from an ignorant point of view of how he perceived God operated. Reading through the rest of Job (specifically chapters 38-41) God speaks to Job about how ignorant he has spoken of him and asks him questions regarding his assumptions. In Job 42:3 (NIRV) Job replied to God and said: “You asked me, ‘Who do you think you are to disagree with my plans? You do not know what you are talking about.’ I spoke about things I didn’t completely understand. I talked about things that were too wonderful for me to know.” Then in the 6th verse Job said: “So I hate myself. I’m really sorry for what I said about you. That’s why I’m sitting in dust and ashes.” After he repented that’s when things started to go real well for him again. God wanted him to see he didn’t take away all his stuff (it was Satan) and it was the fear Job displayed in the beginning of the book that allowed Satan access to enter his life. Trip I don’t want to make a show of our conversation on the ‘comment section’ so if you see necessary just contact my email for reply. I admire your talent and your heart to serve God man. Later